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Setting differential speeds is a major cause of accidents. Nothing like a little 4 wheeler slamming into the back of a truck they "didn't see".
My trucks are actually governed at 66 on the cruise. They also get 5 minutes on the pedal up to 80 mph, and unlimited time up to 69. If they need the speed to merge, pass, whatever, they can do it. Lots of neat options inside the ECM of modern engines.
I don't need a driver to decide to do 80 MPH across the desert in 100 degree heat and a full load, and see how many road gators he can create.....
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Hillary also wants to bring back the double nickle.
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Pugs and Dutch, very interesting.
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My Dad is of the board of directors of one of the larger freight companies and he is expecting them to go to driverless trucks at some point. They are really struggling to find drivers, and the average age of their drivers continue to climb, with no relief on sight.
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Just keep them the fug out of the passing lane. Agreed, Diesel dummies trying to control the speed of traffic by getting side by side and driving 5 miles below the speed limit for miles on end, fug them and their mothers , wives and daughters
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The big carriers are the entire problem with the trucking industry today
Clearly you aren't familiar with the small gypo outfits that run Chip Trucks with minimum wage drivers around these parts..... 
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Just keep them the fug out of the passing lane. Agreed, Diesel dummies trying to control the speed of traffic by getting side by side and driving 5 miles below the speed limit for miles on end, fug them and their mothers , wives and daughters What's so wrong with driving the speed limit in the left lane?
Beware of thieves, scammers and dishonest members on the "Fire" classifieds. Ya there is a thief here too. Whatever!!
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not the limit you dipshit but below as some do side by side
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Just keep them the fug out of the passing lane. Agreed, Diesel dummies trying to control the speed of traffic by getting side by side and driving 5 miles below the speed limit for miles on end, fug them and their mothers , wives and daughters We call that a "slug race"....fortunately ID has a law against holding up five or more vehicles and the ISP's pretty good about enforcing it....
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There are professional driver on the road today that do a great job. The work hard, they work long hours, and they do it by the books. I did it for around six and a half years with no moving violations and no accidents.
Many a time I was doing the speed limit on cruse only to have a car pass me, cut back so close I could not see the tail lights from a slant hood Freightliner, and put on their brakes hard. The often slowed down to five or ten miles below the speed limit. I have had to break so hard I shifted 7,000 pound plus roles of paper to the front of the trailer and had to turn around and go back to the mill to be reloaded to be legal risking my ass to keep from killing some idiot. Just a hint, if you see a truck with 26 to 28 tires on the ground it might just be heavy and even a 80,000 pound rig cannot stop on a dime.
That said I will be the first to admit there are CDL drivers on the road who should not be allowed to ride a rocking horse.
To expect a truck to maintain 80 mph speeds in mountain country means you don't have the IQ to pas the test to be a bowling ball.
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not the limit you dipshit but below as some do side by side Apparently you dads condom was bigger than your personality!
Beware of thieves, scammers and dishonest members on the "Fire" classifieds. Ya there is a thief here too. Whatever!!
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Just keep them the fug out of the passing lane. Agreed, Diesel dummies trying to control the speed of traffic by getting side by side and driving 5 miles below the speed limit for miles on end, fug them and their mothers , wives and daughters What's so wrong with driving the speed limit in the left lane? You must be one of those guys that get side by side and drop 10 miles an hour up every hill just because you can
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not the limit you dipshit but below as some do side by side Apparently you dads condom was bigger than your personality! and dads rubber was bigger than what run down on your mother
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There are professional driver on the road today that do a great job. The work hard, they work long hours, and they do it by the books. I did it for around six and a half years with no moving violations and no accidents.
Many a time I was doing the speed limit on cruse only to have a car pass me, cut back so close I could not see the tail lights from a slant hood Freightliner, and put on their brakes hard. The often slowed down to five or ten miles below the speed limit. I have had to break so hard I shifted 7,000 pound plus roles of paper to the front of the trailer and had to turn around and go back to the mill to be reloaded to be legal risking my ass to keep from killing some idiot. Just a hint, if you see a truck with 26 to 28 tires on the ground it might just be heavy and even a 80,000 pound rig cannot stop on a dime.
That said I will be the first to admit there are CDL drivers on the road who should not be allowed to ride a rocking horse.
To expect a truck to maintain 80 mph speeds in mountain country means you don't have the IQ to pas the test to be a bowling ball. Scott understand mountains and heavy loads, we have dik weed drivers going thru Flatlands like Ill, Ia, NB, SD that side by side slow down for miles on end.
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In that case the belong to this part of my post. That said I will be the first to admit there are CDL drivers on the road who should not be allowed to ride a rocking horse.
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you would not believe the crap you see here in Iowa on the road from truckers, they must be from missouri
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My company has 700 trucks, we are governed at 65 mph.
I don't like it, damn I would love to be able to go 70.
Still I pass a lot of trucks. Swift has 14,000 trucks and they are governed at 62.
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Swift has 14,000 trucks and they are governed at 62.
Swift drivers need training wheels. I started with swift but the canned me when they found out I could back up. 
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and most Swift trucks will ride the left lane for ever
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and most Swift trucks will ride the left lane for ever Once again. That said I will be the first to admit there are CDL drivers on the road who should not be allowed to ride a rocking horse.  BTW do you know there are places in CA where you can shell out the $$$ and walk away with a CDL without ever taking a test or even knowing English?
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